Newbie question - How to read all files for a backup

Hello all,
I have two users on my iMac. I am an administrator and the other user is a Standard user.
From my account, I wish to run backup software that will backup the entire "User" directory. The problem I am having is that when I run the backup software (fyi: iBackup),
it complains that it cannot read the files in the other user's account.
I notice that when I browse to the other user's account, all the directories in their home folder are locked.
How can I run my backup software so that it can read all files in the User directory?
Thank you kindly!
Jeff
17" iMac Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi kneecarrot !
I don't know if this will suit your needs, but one easy way of backing up other user's stuff is via the terminal . If you have an admin accountm just use:
sudo ditto -rsrcFork /Users /Volumes/"nameof_anotherharddrive"/Users
This will perform an identical clone of all your users home direcories for backup purposes. To restore the bkd'up files, just reverse the lines:
sudo ditto -rsrcFork /Volumes/"nameof_anotherharddrive"/Users /Users
ATTENTION: Be aware that it will restore the files to the exact structure and contents it was when backed up, erasing all new and modified files!! You may however copy just the files/folders you want to recover, e.g.:
sudo ditto -rsrcFork /Volumes/"nameof_another_harddrive"/Users/"usera"/Documents /Users/"user_a"/Documents
IMPORTANT: As with all terminal commands... be careful, think twice and double-check the syntax. You may want to test with non-critical stuff or demo user accounts first.
Good luck,
Michael
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 Gig RAM

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NEW -> deployment profiles -> load java and stored procedures.
When you are created deployment profile, you have to specify,
Loadjava options.
-f, -v (check the check boxes)
Under privileges:
-s – specify database schema these classes are loaded into
-s – create sysnonym check box
-g – grant to public or any specific users per your policy.
Under Resolver,
-r and –o (check the check boxes)
I accepted the default name storedproc1. Then you right click on the storedproc1.deploy, deploy to whichever database connection you created.
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create or replace package my1 is
function mycheck (pfilename in varchar2, psize in number)
return number;
end my1;
create or replace package body my1 is
     function mycheck (pfilename in varchar2, psize in number)
return number is
language java
     name 'com.av.my1.scanfile(java.lang.String, byte[]) return int';
     end my1;
And the code is invoked from sql plus as follows:
Select my1.mycheck(“filename”, “filebytes”) from dual;
One important catch in the above method is to send the filename and filecontents in bytes form. In order to send the file contents as filebytes, you will need another java class and load into the data base as described above.
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
* This program demonstrates how to read a file into a byte array. This method
* reads the entire contents of the file into a byte array.
* @version 1.0
* @author Jeffrey M. Hunter ([email protected])
* @author http://www.idevelopment.info
public class ReadFileIntoByteArray {
* method to convert a byte to a hex string.
* @param data the byte to convert
* @return String the converted byte
public static String byteToHex(byte data) {
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
buf.append(toHexChar((data >>> 4) & 0x0F));
buf.append(toHexChar(data & 0x0F));
return buf.toString();
* Convenience method to convert an int to a hex char.
* @param i the int to convert
* @return char the converted char
public static char toHexChar(int i) {
if ((0 <= i) && (i <= 9)) {
return (char) ('0' + i);
} else {
return (char) ('a' + (i - 10));
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* @param file File this method should read
* @return byte[] Returns a byte[] array of the contents of the file
private static byte[] getBytesFromFile(File file) throws IOException {
InputStream is = new FileInputStream(file);
System.out.println("\nDEBUG: FileInputStream is " + file);
// Get the size of the file
long length = file.length();
System.out.println("DEBUG: Length of " + file + " is " + length + "\n");
* You cannot create an array using a long type. It needs to be an int
* type. Before converting to an int type, check to ensure that file is
* not loarger than Integer.MAX_VALUE;
if (length > Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
System.out.println("File is too large to process");
return null;
// Create the byte array to hold the data
byte[] bytes = new byte[(int)length];
// Read in the bytes
int offset = 0;
int numRead = 0;
while ( (offset < bytes.length)
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offset += numRead;
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is.close();
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* @param filename
public static byte[] chk_file(String filename) {
byte[] fileArray = null;
try {
fileArray = getBytesFromFile(new File( filename));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
if (fileArray != null) {
for (int i=0; i<fileArray.length; i++) {
System.out.println(
"fileArray[" + i + "] = " +
((int)fileArray[i] < 9 ? " " : "") +
( ((int)fileArray[i] > 9 && (int)fileArray[i] <= 99) ? " " : "") +
fileArray[i] + " : " +
" HEX=(0x" + byteToHex(fileArray) + ") : " +
" charValue=(" + (char)fileArray[i] + ")");
return fileArray;
* Sole entry point to the class and application.
* @param args Array of String arguments.
public static void main(String[] args) {
byte[] fileArray = null;
try {
fileArray = getBytesFromFile(new File("c:\\eicar.com"));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
if (fileArray != null) {
for (int i=0; i<fileArray.length; i++) {
System.out.println(
"fileArray[" + i + "] = " +
((int)fileArray[i] < 9 ? " " : "") +
( ((int)fileArray[i] > 9 && (int)fileArray[i] <= 99) ? " " : "") +
fileArray[i] + " : " +
" HEX=(0x" + byteToHex(fileArray[i]) + ") : " +
" charValue=(" + (char)fileArray[i] + ")");
Having main method helps you to run the file in JDEVELOPER or using JAVA.
DO not forget to load this class into the database.
And you create the pl/sql wrapper again as follows:
create or replace FUNCTION TOBY (pfilename in varchar2) RETURN VARCHAR2 iS
language java name
'ReadFileIntoByteArray.chk_file(java.lang.String) return byte[]';
And you call the function from sqlplus as follows:
Sql>Set serveroutput on size 20000;
Sql> call dbms_java.set_output(20000);
Sql> Select toby(“filename”) from dual; --
this file should be accessible, I mean you will not be able to send a file on your pc, from sql plus as sql/plus is running on your db server.
You will be able to see the output in sql plus:
If you are running it from the APEX:
When we use file browser widget from APEX, the file is stored in APEX_APPLICATION_FILES table. And we retrieve that into a variable and pass this variable to the function as follows:
DECLARE
scan_failed EXCEPTION;
x varchar2(400);
z number;
BEGIN
select filename into x from wwv_flow_files where name = :P1_FILE_NAME;
select my1.mycheck(x,toby(x)) into z from dual;
if z = 0 then
:P1_SUBJECT:= 'PASSED';
else
:P1_SUBJECT:= 'FAILED';
end if;
:P1_SCAN_RESULT := '** Scanning File **';
IF UPPER(:P1_SUBJECT) = 'PASSED' THEN
BEGIN
:P1_SCAN_FLAG := 'PASSED';
:P1_SCAN_RESULT := :P1_SCAN_RESULT || ' ** File passed scan **';
END;
ELSIF UPPER(:P1_SUBJECT) = 'FAILED' THEN
BEGIN
:P1_SCAN_FLAG := 'FAILED';
:P1_SCAN_RESULT := :P1_SCAN_RESULT || ' ** File failed scan **';
END;
ELSE
BEGIN
:P1_SCAN_FLAG := 'UNKNOWN';
:P1_SCAN_RESULT := :P1_SCAN_RESULT || ' ** Scan Is Not Conclussive **';
END;
END IF;
--IF :P1_SCAN_FLAG = 'FAILED'
-- THEN RAISE scan_failed;
--END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
DELETE from APEX_APPLICATION_FILES WHERE name = :P1_FILE_NAME;
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20000, 'seb OTHERS error encountered - file upload not allowed. Possible virus detected !');
raise;
END;
ACKNOWLEDMENTS:
1) JOHN SCOTT – who suggested this ICAP API in one of the threads which is my initial starting point in this direction.
2) VLAD KOFMAN who wrote the article on WWW.DEVELOPER.com
3) Mr. KIRAN –One of the engineers from Metalink, who helped me at every step of getting this java programs and pl/sql wrappers working. But for him, I would have not completed my project.

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